Illusion device



Patented May 25, 192.6.A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

-J'HN H. ZANATH, OF 'WOODLAWN, PENNSYLVANIA..

I LLUSION DEVICE.

Application led December is simple to operate and inexpensive to manufacture. o

Other objects and advantages or' the 1nn vention will be apparent during the course of the followingv description.

ln the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification andlin which like numerals are employed to designate. llke parts throughout the same,

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the device with a piece of candy attached thereto, F'gure 2, is a view of one side of the device, u

`Figure 3, is a view of the opposite side,

Figure 4, .is a longitudinal sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 5, is a perspective view of the p lieferring to the drawing, wherein tor ther purpose of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 denotes the body of the device which is preferably a relatively narrow dat stick having a reduced extension at one end forming a. handle or stem 6. A pair of spaced apertures 7 are arranged longitudinally of the center of the body and extend therethrough. A blank opening 8 is formed in each side of the body, at opposite ends of the apertures 7J being positioned in spaced relation thereto, libe blank openings are in alinement with the apertures and or the same diameter to give the appearance of three apertures when looking from either side of the body. A short peg 9 is adapted to be inserted in either of the apertures 7 and when viewed from one side of the body will appear to be in the center of the openings and when viewed from the opposite side to be in the end opening.

Thefree end of thestem is tapered and has a piece of candy 10 mounted thereon. Adjacent the lower end of the stein a' groove 5, 1925. Serial No. 73,323.

1l surrounds the stem, so when the candy has been eaten the stem may be broken ofi' and the device used for amusement.

In use, the operator holds the stem of the device between his fingers and places the peg in one of theapertures. Holding one side of the device to the view ofthe audience, he asks them to observe the hole in which the peg is placed. He then laces a covering over the device and by a slight twist of the lingers turns the device over and upon re-l moval ofthe cover it will appear to theaudience that the peg has changed holes'. lVhilc the device as shown is used as a holder for stick candy, it will be Seen that the same may be used separately as an advertising novelty or toy. i

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith-shown and described vis to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that certain changes in the shape, size and `arrangement .of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the sub-v vjoined claims. Y

Having thus described my invention, I

1. A device of the character described comprising a body having a series of openings therethrough and a blank opening on opposite sides of said body in alinement with said series of openings, and a peg adapted to be inserted in one of said openings.

2. A device of the character described i comprising a body having a series of openings therethrough and a blank opening spaced from each end of said-openings on opposite sides of the body and a peg adapted to be inserted in one of said openings,

3. A device of the character 'described l comprising a"`body having a series of openseries of alined openings, the end openings ings, theend openings being closed on opbeing closed on opposlte sides of the body posite sides of the body and a peg adapted and a peg adapted to be inserted in the to be inserted in the intermediate openings. intermediate openings.

6. A device of 4the character described In testimony whereof I ax my signacomprising a Hat body having a, reduced exture. tension forming a stem, said body having JOHNA H. ZANATH. 

